Computers and Structures (company)

{{Short description|American engineering software company}} {{Multiple issues| {{Notability|Companies|date=December 2020}} {{Third-party|date=December 2020}} }} {{Infobox company | name = Computers and Structures, Inc. | logo = Fair use image of CSI circular logo.PNG | logo_size = 200px | founded = Berkeley, California, U.S. (1975) (headquarters) | key_people = Ashraf Habibullah, S.E. (Founder, President, and CEO) | industry = Structural Engineering Earthquake Engineering Software | products = SAP2000 CSiBridge ETABS SAFE PERFORM-3D CSiCOL | website = [http://www.csiamerica.com/ csiamerica.com] }}

'''Computers and Structures, Inc.''' (CSI) is a structural and earthquake engineering software company founded in 1975<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csiamerica.com/ |title=Computers and Structures, Inc. official website |author=Computers and Structures, Inc. |year=2011 |work=Official website summary |publisher=Computers and Structures, Inc. |accessdate=December 4, 2011}}</ref> and based in Walnut Creek, California, with additional office location in New York.<ref>{{Google maps | url = https://maps.google.com/maps?q=computers+and+structures+inc.+office+locations&hl=en&sll=36.879621,169.453125&sspn=155.459218,316.054688&vpsrc=0&hq=computers+and+structures+inc.+office&t=m&z=2 | title = Computers and Structures, Inc. office locations | accessdate = December 5, 2011}}</ref> The structural analysis and design software CSI produce include SAP2000, CSiBridge, ETABS, SAFE, PERFORM-3D, and CSiCOL.

One of Computer and Structure, Inc.'s software, ETABS, was used to create the mathematical model of the Burj Khalifa, currently the world's tallest building, designed by Chicago, Illinois–based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM).<ref name="baker">{{Citation | last = Baker, S.E. | first = William F. | last2 = Pawlikowski, S.E. | first2 = James J. | year = 2009 | title = ''Design and construction of the world's tallest building: The Burj Dubai'' | publisher = Structural Engineer | publication-place = Fayetteville, AR | url = http://www.gostructural.com/magazine-article-gostructural.com-12-2009-design_and_construction_of_the_world_acute_s_tallest_building__the_burj_dubai-7709.html | accessdate = December 16, 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111219131835/http://www.gostructural.com/magazine-article-gostructural.com-12-2009-design_and_construction_of_the_world_acute_s_tallest_building__the_burj_dubai-7709.html | archive-date = December 19, 2011 | url-status = dead }}</ref> In the ''Structural analysis'' section of their December 2009 ''Structural Engineer'' magazine article entitled "Design and construction of the world's tallest building: The Burj Dubai", since renamed to Burj Khalifa, William F. Baker, S.E. and James J. Pawlikowski, S.E. mention that gravity, wind, and seismic response were all characterized using ETABS. Further, ETABS' geometric nonlinear capability provided for P-delta effect consideration.<ref name="baker"/>

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== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.csiamerica.com/|Computers and Structures, Inc. official website}}

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